Zinaida Stahurskaya

Zinaida Stahurskaya
Personal information
Full name Zinaida Vladimirovna Stahurskaya
Born (1971-02-09)9 February 1971
Vitebsk, Belarusian SSR
Died 25 June 2009(2009-06-25) (aged 38)
Vitebsk, Belarus
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1999 Acca Due O
2000 SC Michela Fanini Record Rox
2001 Gas Sport Team
2002–2003 USC Chirio
2005 SS Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli
2006 USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo
Infobox last updated on
31 October 2011

Zinaida Vladimirovna Stahurskaya (original name: Зинаида Владимировна Стагурская; also written as Zinaida Stagurskaya, Zinaida Stahurskaia or Zinaida Stagourskaya; 9 February 1971 25 June 2009) was a Belarusian racing cyclist who was the world champion in 2000. Stahurskaya was born in Vitebsk. She rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics for the Unified Team and at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics for Belarus.[1]

She was banned in 2006 for two years for a drugs test that she failed in 2005. She had earlier been suspended for drugs offences in 2001 for four months and 2003 for two months.[2] Stahurskaya died in 2009 after being struck by a car while training.[3]

References

  1. "Zinaida Stahurskaya Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. "Stahurskaya gets two-year ban". Cyclingnews.com. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. "Stahurskaya Dies In Training Accident, Says Coach". Bicycle.net. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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